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Ryan Elias

Ryan Elias

Cap No 1132

Profile Biog
DOB 07th Jan 1995
Birthplace Carmarthen
Position Hooker
Club/Region Scarlets
Height 1.88 m (6' 2“)
Weight 110 kg (17st 4lbs)
First club Carmarthen Athletic
School Ysgol Gyfun Bro Myrddin

Ryan Elias followed in the footsteps of his Scarlets skipper Ken Owens from the junior ranks of Carmarthen Athletic and Ysgol Bro Myrddin into the regional set-up. He then made 45 appearances for Carmarthen Quins between 2013-16 in the Welsh Premiership.

He toured South Africa with Wales U18 in 2013 alongside Steff Evans, Josh Adams, Tom Williams, Rory Thornton, Ollie Griffiths and Adam Beard and went on to make eight appearances for Wales U20 in the 2014/15 season.

In the space of a month during the 2014/15 season he went from being fourth-choice hooker at the Scarlets to playing in a derby win over the Ospreys. His first start in the Guinness PRO12 came at Glasgow and his Champions Cup debut came against Leicester Tigers at Welford Road.

He started for the Scarlets in the Guinness PRO12 semi-final and final wins over Leinster and Munster in Dublin in 2017 when skipper Ken Owens was injured. He came on as a replacement for Owens in the 2018 final defeat by Leinster in Dublin. He reached 100 games for the west Wales region in the 2018/19 season.

He made his senior Wales debut came as a replacement against Tonga in Auckland on 16 June, 2017 on the summer tour. A week later he made his first start in the 19-17 win over Samoa in Apia. He was drafted into the 2018 6 Nations squad two days ahead of the opening game against Scotland when Scott Baldwin was injured in training, but didn’t figure in the tournament.
He toured with Wales once again in the summer of 2018, scoring the match winning try in the victory over South Africa in Washington DC. He was on the winning side in each of his first seven games for Wales. His 6 Nations debut came as a replacement in the victory over Italy in Rome on 9 February, 2019.

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Season so far

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First Team

Josh Adams

Josh Adams

Wing

Adam Beard

Adam Beard

Lock

Gareth Davies

Gareth Davies

Scrum Half

Seb Davies

Seb Davies

Lock

Elliot Dee

Elliot Dee

Hooker

Ryan Elias

Ryan Elias

Hooker

Wyn Jones

Wyn Jones

Prop

Dillon Lewis

Dillon Lewis

Tighthead prop

George North

George North

Centre

Aaron Wainwright

Aaron Wainwright

Back Row

Owen watkin

Owen Watkin

Centre

Tomas Williams

Tomos Williams

Scrum Half

Ken Owens

Ken Owens

Hooker

Justin Tipuric

Justin Tipuric

Back Row

Leon Brown

Leon Brown

Prop

Taine Basham

Taine Basham

Back row

Will Rowlands

Will Rowlands

Second Row

Nick Tompkins

Nick Tompkins

Centre

Kieran Hardy

Kieran Hardy

Half back

Ioan Lloyd

Ioan Lloyd

Fly half

Tom Rogers

Tom Rogers

Winger

Gareth Thomas

Gareth Thomas

Loosehead prop

Tommy Reffell

Tommy Reffell

Flanker

Harri O'Connor

Harri O'Connor

Tighthead prop

Sam Costelow

Sam Costelow

Fly half

Rio Dyer

Rio Dyer

Winger

Dafydd Jenkins

Dafydd Jenkins

Second Row

Teddy Williams

Teddy Williams

Second Row

Mason Grady

Mason Grady

Centre

Corey Domachowski

Corey Domachowski

Loosehead prop

Kemsley Mathias

Kemsley Mathias

Loosehead prop

Keiron Assiratti

Keiron Assiratti

Tighthead prop

Cai Evans

Cai Evans

Full back

Ryan Elias

Joe Roberts

Centre

Cameron Winnett

Cameron Winnett

Full back

Alex Mann

Alex Mann

Flanker

Evan Lloyd

Evan Lloyd

Hooker

Ryan Elias

Mackenzie Martin

Back Row

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